Writer and critic. Originally from Australia, but made much of his career internationally and in the USA. Art critic of Time magazine for over 20 years. Like many Australian intellectuals, somewhat unpopular with (if not ignored by) the general public at home (
TallPoppySyndrome). Made a popular TV documentary
American Visions about the art/history of the US. Best selling books include
The Shock of the New (ISBN 0070311277) and
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding (ISBN 0394753666).
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